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Monthly Archives: January 2014

O THOU who comprehends a mother love, send Your richest blessings upon my mother. You have put about me the ripening companionship of her womanhood. My life spans the years that have changed her from youth to old age; my experience has been won at the cost of her tailings; my failures have brought her secret pain; my foolish pride has melted before her indulgent love; my manhood has been nurtured by her care. All that is holy in me comes from her unspoken teachings; all that is wicked has gathered out of the moments when I had forgotten her. Grant unto her in the approaching days when her great love will be embodied in a feebler frame, the fruitage of her years of labor. May the life of her son be fair for her to see. May peace be the companion of her memories, and confidence the comrade of her mother hopes. May all that she endured that I might be for her a joy and pride bring her into a rich heritage. O Father, You hast been merciful through such a mother; may her life never have been lived in vain. Amen.

Written by: Irving Maurer

Book: A Book of Prayers for Boys
Author: Collected and Arranged by Colin Campbell Clements
Publisher: New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company
Revised and Adapted by: Karrol Sneed 2014

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We praise You, we bless You, we worship You; we give thanks to You for Your glory; O Lord God, Heavenly King, God the Father Almighty! O Lord, the only-begotten Son Jesus Christ; and the Holy Ghost, O Lord God! O Lamb of God! Son of the Father, that takes away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. You that takes away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us, receive our prayer. You that sits upon the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For You only are holy; You only are the Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Book: A Book of Prayers for Boys
Author: Collected and Arranged by Colin Campbell Clements
Publisher: New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company
Revised and Adapted by: Karrol Sneed 2014

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O LORD Most High,
Who only has almighty power, possess my soul with such holy awe of You that I may give You the honour due unto Your great Name, and reverently regard all things which bear Your mark, never profaning holy things, nor handling carelessly what You have set apart for Yourself. Let the dread of Your stern justice make me tremble to provoke You. Oh, suffer me not so to misplace my fear as to be afraid of man that shall die, and pass away like a shadow, but be bold against God, Who is a consuming fire. But steep my whole soul in that fear of You which is the beginning of wisdom, which is a bridle to all fleshly appetites, which may prepare me for that love which cast out fear.

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Heavenly Father;
My body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in me, whom You have given me. I am not my own; but I was bought at a price. Therefore (I will) honor God with my body. [1 Cor 6:19-20]
God guide me in caring for the physical body tody. Help me to nourish it properly with wholesome foods and nutrients. Help me to exercise all the muscles and vessels of this temple so that I will have the physical strength and stamina to do good works and deeds and in order for my light to shine before men to Your glory and honor. [Matthew 5:16]
Feed me with the Bread of Life that does not perish through the study of Your Word. [John 6:27] Let me drink from the Living Waters so that I will not be thirsty again. [John 4:13-14]
Let my mind think and meditate on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. [Philippians 4:8-9]
Build in me a heart of gratitude and thanksgiving for all that You are, all that You have done and all that You have given. Lord give me a heart of mercy for those around me. I forgive them for any wrongs that may have been done towards me or my own. For You have said “be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.” [Ephesians 4:32]
Now Lord, as I go out into the world to do the work You have given me to do I ask You to guard me from the evil one, protect me from temptation and all harm. In Jesus Name I Pray Amen

Author: Karrol Sneed 2014

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Forgive all those who confess their sins Lord. Save those who come to You through Jesus Christ our Lord. May the lost, whose consciences accuse them of their sin, be forgiven by Your merciful pardon. Amen.

Author: Karrol Sneed 2014

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Show us your mercy, O Lord;
And grant us your salvation.
Clothe your ministers with righteousness;
Let your people sing with joy.
Give peace, O Lord, in all the world;
For only in you can we live in safety.
Lord, keep this nation under your care;
And guide us in the way of justice and truth.
Let your way be known upon earth;
Your saving health among all nations.
Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten;
Nor the hope of the poor be taken away.
Create in us clean hearts, O God;
And sustain us by your Holy Spirit.

Author: Unknown

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Our Father in heaven, You are the High and Lofty One, the Most High God, Who inhabits eternity; Your Name is holy. (Isa.57:15) Let Your Name be kept holy and treated with reverence in our community. (Matt.6:9) You have commanded us not to take Your Name in vain, nor to profane or blaspheme Your Name. (Ex.20:7; Lev.19:12; 24:16) Yet Your Name has been profaned among the nations and many people had forgotten Your Name and had stretched out their hands to other gods. (Ezek.36:23; Ps.44:20) We confess that we have transgressed your command. As we now pray and confess Your Name, and turn from our sin, please hear and restore us. (2 Chron.6:32, 33) May Your Name be sanctified so that all nations, even Your adversaries, shall know that You are Lord and fear Your Name. (Ezek.36:21, 23; Isa.64:2; Ps.102:15)

O Lord God, other masters besides You have dominion over our community, and us but now we call upon Your Name. (Isa.26:13) The desire of my soul is for the remembrance of Your Name in our community. (Isa.26:8) Let us remember Your Name in the night, o Lord and meditate on it. (Ps.119:55; Mal.3:16) Unite our hearts to fear Your Name so that we will depart from iniquity and hold fast to Your Name and not deny You. (Ps.86:11; 2 Tim.2:19; Rev. 2:13; 3:8) Your Name is wonderful, as ointment poured forth, a strong tower and a safe place for us to dwell. (Judges 13:18; SoS.1:3; Prov.18:10; Ps.61:3)

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Creator of all things, true source of light and wisdom, origin of all being, graciously let a ray of your light penetrate the darkness of my understanding.Take from me the double darkness in which I have been born, an obscurity of sin and ignorance.Give me a keen understanding, a retentive memory, and the ability to grasp things correctly and fundamentally.Grant me the talent of being exact in my explanations and the ability to express myself with thoroughness and charm.Point out the beginning, direct the progress, and help in the completion. I ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

-Saint Thomas Aquinas, OP (patron of scholars)

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O YOU who are not only my God, but also my Father, I thank You that You do encourage me to draw near to You as Your child. Give me a Father’s blessing. You are acquainted with all my wants. Every trial, every sorrow, every craving of my heart, is known to You. I am weak; strengthen me. I am poor; enrich me. I come to You in all my emptiness; fill me out of Your fullness. Give me all that I need, and more than I dare to ask. Give me, not according to my worthiness, but according to my necessity, and according to the abounding riches of Your grace. And, God, You know likewise all my sins. Make me to know them also, and to feel their greatness. Call to my remembrance all that is past. Show me where I have been wrong. Bring to light my hidden iniquities. I acknowledge the guilt of my evil thoughts, my unholy desires, my secret transgressions. Pardon me, my Father, for Jesus’ sake. Blot out my sins in that precious blood which was shed for me on the cross. Take away this heart of stone, and give me a heart of flesh, a tender, believing, loving heart. Lord, help me to live nearer to You day by day. Keep me under the blessed influence of Your Holy Spirit. Make me to be constantly growing in grace. Forgetting those things which are behind, may I be ever pressing towards the prize of my high calling. Give me grace to crucify self, to keep under my body, and to bring my thoughts and desires and will into subjection to You. Take me, my God, under Your gracious care this night. Refresh me with sleep and rest. Let Your fatherly hand ever be over me. Let Your Holy Spirit ever be with me. Make me to feel safe and happy under Your protection. Bless, Lord, those who are near and dear to me. Give unto them all that I have asked for myself. If any of them are at this time in sorrow, comfort them. If in doubt or difficulty, guide them. Those of them who are still afar off from You, bring them near. To those who know and love You, give more and more of Your grace. Hear me, my Father; and give me an answer of peace to these my prayers, for Jesus Christ’s sake. Amen.

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Father in heaven, we thank You for the song of thanksgiving that has already begun in our hearts. We ask that we may have the blessing that is only comprehended in Your presence. You are to us what the sun is to all this earth in summer. We ask that whatever we need, whatever we would need taken away, whatever things we need have that must come or whatever things we need that must go, all is as should be in us when You are present. May we have Your quickening, comforting, teaching, guiding in all that we encounter today.

May we have, in the beginning of our worship today, the feeling that we are in the presence of our Father and great benefactor. May we all feel that we have come home to Your presence. May Your Word not be the words printed in a book, the voice of God speaking to us.

May all the reverential exercises of worship before You have that high and blessed familiarity which love gives. May we sing with great gladness and may we sing together in heart and deed. May we speak from a true heart, informed by the Spirit of God. May we be able to lift our prayers together in unity and one accord. Move upon us as You will. Lord ask of us that which is right. May we be faithful to You as You have been faithful to us. May we be holy, devout, and giving. May Your blessings fall on us while we are speaking and may all the service of this day be divinely inspired, guided and blessed. We ask it in Christ Jesus name. Amen

ORIGINAL TEXT“We thank You, our Father in heaven, that we have already begun the song of thanksgiving, and we ask that we may have that blessing which is comprehended in thine own presence; for what the sun is to all this earth in summer, that art thou to us. “Whatever we need, whatever we would have taken away, whatever things must come or must go, all is as should be in us when thou art present, quickening, comforting, teaching, guiding. May we have, therefore, in the beginning of our worship to-day, the feeling that we are in the presence of our Father and great benefactor. May we all feel that we have come home today. May thy word be not the words printed in a book, but the voice of God speaking to us. May all the exercises of worship before thee, while they are reverential, have that high and blessed familiarity which love gives. May we sing with great gladness, and sing together; may we speak from a true heart, informed by the Spirit of God; may we be able together to lift up our prayers, and so wilt thou move upon us to ask the things which we ought, that, while we are speaking, blessings may fall; and may all the service of the day, being divinely inspired and guided, be divinely blessed. We ask it for Christ Jesus’ sake. Amen.”